Department of Philosophy
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The Department of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Department of Philosophy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4937641 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Philosophy Context triple: [College of Arts (University of Glasgow), hasDepartment, Department of Philosophy]
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Presidency College, Kolkata is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical thought, logic, ethics, and related disciplines.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit at the University of Chile dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical disciplines such as ethics, logic, metaphysics, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit dedicated to the systematic study of fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, ethics, and reasoning through critical analysis and argumentation.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Osaka University is an academic unit dedicated to the systematic study and research of philosophical thought, including ethics, metaphysics, logic, and related disciplines.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at King’s College London is a major academic unit known for its research and teaching across a wide range of philosophical disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Philosophy Target entity description: The Department of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Miami is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Osaka University is an academic unit dedicated to the systematic study and research of philosophical thought, including ethics, metaphysics, logic, and related disciplines.
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C.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit at the University of Chile dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical disciplines such as ethics, logic, metaphysics, and the history of philosophy.
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D.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit dedicated to the systematic study of fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, ethics, and reasoning through critical analysis and argumentation.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit at Gakushuin University's Faculty of Letters dedicated to the systematic study of philosophical thought, ethics, logic, and the history of philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
analytic philosophy
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history of ancient philosophy ⓘ history of modern philosophy ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| activity |
research
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teaching ⓘ |
| affiliation | College of Arts, University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | philosophy academics at the University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasType | public university department ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Glasgow
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Scotland ⓘ |
| offers |
postgraduate philosophy programmes
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research supervision in philosophy ⓘ undergraduate philosophy courses ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
School of Humanities, University of Glasgow
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linked to:
College of Arts, University of Glasgow
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| partOf | University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/philosophy/ ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Philosophy Description of subject: The Department of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
College of Arts